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riversedge's JournalDid I mention that Jordan is a bully? & doesn't belong anywhere near the Speaker of the House job
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Five reasons #Republican @JimJordan doesn’t belong anywhere near the Speaker of the House job
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Five reasons Jim Jordan doesn’t belong anywhere near the Speaker of the House job
Steven Beschloss Oct 16
The saga of Republican chaos continues with House Speaker nominee Jim Jordan. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)
Jim Jordan is the best that the Republicans have to offer for House Speaker? This is not just embarrassing—this is an insult to anyone who cares about democracy, justice and basic human decency. This is a guy—an angry bully, really—who has shown he’s more concerned with kowtowing to Donald Trump and trashing Democrats than serving the country.
Forwarding Jim Jordan, a founder of the hard-right Freedom Caucus, as the next Speaker of the House seems like a joke, a parody of legislative procedure. It would be almost funny if it weren’t so dangerous. Consider the summation of a fellow Ohioan and former Speaker of the House, John Boehner. In a Politico profile after leaving the speakership in 2017, Boehner called Jordan an “asshole” and “a legislative terrorist.” It hasn’t gotten better since then.
But here we are: A vote on the House floor is expected on Tuesday. This despite the secret-ballot vote after Rep. Steve Scalise dropped out. Reportedly, 55 House Republicans said they would oppose Jordan for the speakership. According to Politico, though, Jordan allies believe “there are about a dozen hard ‘no’ votes,” while his opponents estimate about 20 oppose him.
In an effort to put this vote in context, here are five reasons why Jim Jordan doesn’t belong anywhere near the House Speaker job.
Jim Jordan wasn’t just one of the 147 members of Congress who opposed certifying the election for Joe Biden on Jan. 6, 2021. As Just Security summarized later that year, Jordan—the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee— engaged in “a systematic disinformation campaign” to “cast doubt on the 2020 election.” He not only helped spearhead efforts to oppose the certification and promoted the Big Lie of election fraud despite warnings from the FBI that this was fueling violent extremists, he repeatedly told Trump supporters that Jan. 6 would be the “ultimate date of significance.” Like Donald Trump, who handed his fellow insurrectionist the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Jan. 11, Jordan began his warnings of a likely stolen election months before any votes were counted and continued to fuel mistrust weeks and months after the election.
Speaking of the ex-president and criminal defendant, he endorsed Jordan for the job on his Truth Social site: “He will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete and Total Endorsement!” No wonder, given Jordan’s track record of loyalty to Trump and the MAGA crowd. This is best exemplified by his evidence-free effort to impeach President Biden and his commandeering of a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Government to attack, investigate and otherwise interfere with prosecutors, including state prosecutors such as Georgia’s Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. (Her fierce response to his claim that her decision “to criminally prosecute federal officers” is a “threat to the federal government”: “Your letter makes clear that you lack a basic understanding of the law, its practice, and the ethical obligations of attorneys generally and prosecutors specifically.” Moreover, “Your attempt to interfere with and obstruct this office’s prosecution of state criminal cases is unconstitutional.”)
In 16 years in Congress, Jim Jordan hasn’t passed a single bill. That’s zero. Nada. Not one. And the issue is not just whether he’s passed bills: Jordan was rated fourth to last among House Republicans by the Center of Effective Lawmaking, which scores effectiveness based on “bills each congressperson sponsored, whether it received any action in committee or beyond committee, which bills were passed, and which were signed into law.” That’s the guy the Republicans want leading their legislative effort? More like that’s the guy they want to continue the chaos and prove the ultimate depth of their anti-government ethos. As minority leader Hakeem Jeffries put it Friday, Jim Jordan “hasn't passed a single bill because his focus has not been on the American people; his focus has been on peddling lies and conspiracy theories and division.”
A growing collection of Ohio State University (OSU) wrestlers have publicly asserted that Jordan is unfit for the job because of his failure to speak out and protect them when he was an assistant wrestling coach at OSU (1986-1994) and sexual abuse of male wrestlers by university-employed physician Richard Strauss was an “open secret.” Despite an independent investigation that found the abuse involved hundreds of male athletes and OSU has so far settled with 296 survivors for more than $60 million, Jordan has denied the allegations. He insists that he knew nothing about the crimes. Nonetheless, the wrestlers have not backed down, nor have they only recently decided to speak out. “Jim Jordan knew, they all knew, and they did nothing,” said one former wrestler who first went public with his accusations in 2018. Said another former wrestler that year: “For God’s sake, Strauss’s locker was right next to Jordan’s. Jordan even said he’d kill him if he tried anything with him.” While Jordan is entitled to the legal presumption of innocence, is this really the kind of story the Republicans want hanging over their speaker?
Did I mention that Jordan is a bully? At a time when the country needs leaders who model competence and decency? The last thing the country needs is another aggressive bully increasing his power to do further damage to the body politic. Ironically, it’s not just Democrats who are now complaining about his behavior. In the last few days, in his effort to corral votes, Jordan and his right-wing supporters are threatening retribution against GOP holdouts. He and his allies, The New York Times reports, are “working to unleash the rage of the party’s base voters against any lawmaker standing in the way of his election.” They are attacking reticent Republicans online and posting their phone numbers “demanding they back Mr. Jordan—or face the wrath of conservative voters as they gear up for primary season.” Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Jordan supporter, admitted the threats are “the dumbest way to support Jordan.”
Count me among those who believe there are better ways to take power, but it’s no surprise the Republicans are scheduled to vote tomorrow on one of their leading chaos agents and bullies. Goodness knows, they’ve shown little interest in governance.
What about you? Are there other reasons that you think explain why Jordan doesn’t belong anywhere near the speakership? Please do be respectful in your comments.
Ted Cruz crushed in fundraising numbers by his Democratic opponent
Oh, I am certain that the RNC or some big Repug donors will come to his rescue!!
Ted Cruz crushed in fundraising numbers by his Democratic opponent
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ted-cruz-crushed-in-fundraising-numbers-by-his-democratic-opponent/ar-AA1ifZr9?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=a5110393aa9342dda5fe7c588b152254&ei=373
Story by Sarah K. Burris • 13h
Federal Election Commission reports show that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is having a difficult time raising money for his reelection bid for Senate.
Cruz, who spends most of his days working on his podcast, brought in a little over $3 million, noticed senior Daily Beast political reporter Roger Sollenberger. While his challenger Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), a former Baylor University linebacker, brought in $4.7 million.
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Cruz's cash on hand is $5,756,097, whereas Allred has just under $8 million at $7,919,984.
Campaign money is one of the top ways that party committees judge viability. Cruz enjoys the security of incumbency, but he has always remained unpopular among his colleagues in the Senate, the Texas Tribune reported in 2015 before he ran for U.S. President.
While he should have enormous support from his state, Cruz was just 7 points up from Allred after the Congressman announced in May. That's with a plus or minus margin of error of "2.9% for the analysis of all registered voters and a margin of error of +/-4.8% and +/-5.1% for the analysis of Republican and Democratic primary voters respectively."...................
Biden addresses attacks in Israel at Human Rights Campaign dinner.....
Biden addresses attacks in Israel at Human Rights Campaign dinner
President Joe Biden spoke about the attacks in Israel in remarks at the Human Rights Campaign’s national dinner on Saturday in Washington, D.C.
Oct 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/moonbreeze2/status/1713523618569703758?s=20
Rep. George Santos, Repug got his one minute of fame on Steve Bannon's show.
Santos really is a vile Drama queen.
How cute! He got his one minute of fame on Steve Bannon’s show.
https://twitter.com/EastEndJoe/status/1712961348919804288?s=20
https://twitter.com/ReedReports/status/1712908974800994308?s=20
Official Who Orchestrated FL Gov. Desantis Migrant Flights Has Resigned w/ NO public announcement
With the war in Israel going on-my guess is this news is not widely known ---or maybe amongst just a handful!!
FL official who orchestrated the migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard last year has quietly resigned. He illegally used a non-govt email address under the name ‘Clarice Starling’ to arrange the flights with a private vendor.
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1712903076833534170?s=20
Official Who Orchestrated Desantis Migrant Flights Has Resigned
As usual, no public announcement was made.
https://www.meidastouch.com/news/official-who-orchestrated-desantis-migrant-flights-has-resigned
Ron Filipkowski 1 day ago
Desantis's Public Safety Czar Larry Keefe has quietly resigned his position. Keefe became embroiled in controversy after he orchestrated the migrant flights last September using a private vendor using secretive methods that clearly violated Florida's open government laws.
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When making the arrangements with Vertol, Keefe did not use his official government email account, instead using a private Gmail account under the code name "Clarice Starling," named after Jodi Foster's character in The Silence of the Lambs.
Both Desantis, Keefe, and the Governor's office have steadfastly refused to comment on why a state official would intentionally circumvent public records laws for the migrant flights. Litigation is still pending on whether Keefe lied under oath about the flights and email account.
This story was first reported by the Miami Herald.
Here is Kevin McCarthy 🤡 fired by his own MAGA caucus-who vacated the Speakers chair and shut down
I would love to kick this little coward where it hurts!!
And Trump endorsed creepy Jim_Jordan!!
Here is Kevin McCarthy 🤡 fired by his own MAGA caucus-who vacated the Speakers chair and shut down the House with no plan and no person to replace him.
-blaming Democrats for the chaos in the house.
https://x.com/MargieVotes/status/1713175427630440834?s=20
https://x.com/CarolynEdw97364/status/1713184911169880329?s=20
Biden administration awards $500M for new COVID treatments
Source: msn.com
Story by Joseph Choi • 11h
................Intranasal vaccines are rare but not unheard of. In the U.S., the spray flu vaccine called FluMist is approved for people
aged two to 49.
Joanna Kaufman, executive vice president for oncology and immunology at Codagenix, recently spoke on the available data on her company’s intranasal vaccine candidate, CoviLiv, during a discussion with the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Unlike the more common mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, the intranasal candidate from Codagenix is more traditional in that is uses a modified, weakened version of the virus to induce an immune response
“CoviLiv can induce a robust, systemic immune response after intranasal delivery of this live attenuated bio-vaccine,” Kaufman said, adding that her company’s vaccine induced a response that not only targeted spike proteins — as mRNA vaccines do — but also other viral proteins that mutate less...................................
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/biden-administration-awards-500m-for-new-covid-treatments/ar-AA1ib0hj?ocid=socialshare&cvid=a89592dc39a04d818a7b5aacceaab310&ei=11
https://x.com/moonbreeze2/status/1713101206971691018?s=20
Desantis today says Trump is in mental decline. Says he "isn't the same guy" he was in 2016, and "it
And Desantis is a mean SOB!
Desantis today says Trump is in mental decline. Says he “isn’t the same guy” he was in 2016, and “it’s sad” to see. Says Trump can’t function without a teleprompter anymore and every time he speaks without one he says crazy shit, and he can’t handle a debate.
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1712988491833876736?s=20
Dean Phillips starts calling New Hampshire Dems as primary chatter heats up
Source: politico
The Minnesota Democrat is now taking concrete steps towards challenging Joe Biden.
By Elena Schneider and Nicholas Wu
10/13/2023 05:59 PM EDT
Rep. Dean Phillips has begun making calls to Democratic operatives and officials in New Hampshire, the latest step he’s taken toward launching a primary challenge against President Joe Biden.
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“I called Chairman Buckley yesterday to introduce myself as I contemplate entering the Democratic primary,” he said. “It was a very friendly conversation.”
Phillips said he has also reached out to potential staffers in the state.
The Minnesota Democrat has regularly called for Biden to face a 2024 primary challenger, criticizing the president for not “pass[ing] the torch” to the next generation of Democratic leaders. Phillips withdrew from House Democratic leadership earlier this month, amid concern that his flirtation with a primary bid was causing a distraction. He has met with Democratic donors over the summer about a potential run.
“He’s doing the things you would do if you’re running — or if you’ve not officially decided and you’re trying to check what the reception would be,” said a New Hampshire Democrat operative, granted anonymity to discuss the issue candidly.
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Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/13/dean-phillips-new-hampshire-dems-00121555
https://twitter.com/moonbreeze2/status/1712964399734874354?s=20
Both George Santos and Lauren Boebert had babies in Congress today......
Maybe it was Take a baby to Congress Day?
George Santos just left Tim Burchett’s office with a baby in his arms. When asked if it was his baby, he said “not yet.”
https://twitter.com/matthew___rice/status/1712906886570246425?s=20
https://twitter.com/jchristenson_/status/1712910644830236923?s=20
https://twitter.com/ybarrap/status/1712937180702605594?s=20
Why are George Santos and Lauren Boebert seen with babies in Congress?
Is this a new trend in the absence of a House Speaker, or is there another reason behind it?
https://twitter.com/ybarrap/status/1712937180702605594?s=20
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